Flat Bread and Pastry Recipe

This recipe can be used for flat bread and pastry. I like to make it using my hands, you can use a kitchen wiz or a mixer.

Ingredients:

2 cups Gluten Free plain flour

2 table spoons ‘Nutetlex

2 medium eggs

half a teaspoon baking powder

pinch of salt

Method for Flat Bread:

place flour, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl and mix together.

add the Nuttelex and rub through.

lightly beat the eggs and mix through the flour mixture.

if the mixture is crumbly add a little lactose free milk, the mixture should be soft and hold together add extra milk until this consistency is reached.

if your mixture is to moist add a little extra flour.

lightly kneed mixture and roll into a ball, wrap in cling wrap and place in the refrigerate for 30 mins before using.

Cooking Method for Flat Bread:

remove your dough from the fridge and pull off a piece the size of a large egg and roll into a ball.

on a lightly floured board use the palm of your hand to gently flatten the dough till it is about a quarter of a centimetre thick .

heat a cast iron griddle till a small dusting of flour starts to brown.

place your flat on the griddle until golden brown on the bottom and then turn to finish the other side.

Cooking Method for Pastry:

prepare your dough using the same method as for the flat bread.

remove your dough from the fridge and cut into eighths .

on a lightly floured board use the palm of your hand to gently flatten the dough till it is about a quarter of a centimetre thick .

place on the bottom of oiled pie dish.

continue with this process slightly over lapping your dough to make a continuous base.

This pastry base is very soft, so using the palm of your hand with small amounts of dough each time works better than using a rolling pin, if you try to use a large piece of dough, the pastry will fall apart when you try to line the pie tray. If you have problems because you need a thin pastry, kneed the dough straight onto the pie dish or baking tray.

If you do not use all of your dough, it will keep in the refrigerator for a few days in an airtight container.